Indian equities ended higher on Wednesday snapping earlier losses. At the close, the benchmark 30-share index, BSE Sensex added 260.59 or 0.74% at 35,547.33 with 22 components registering rise. Meanwhile, the broad based NSE Nifty climbed by 61.60 or 0.58% at 10,772.05 with 36 components posting rise.

Biggest gainers in the 30-share index were Reliance Industries (2.44%), Kotak Mahindra Bank (1.58%), Tata Steel (1.52%), HDFC Bank (1.50%), Housing Development Finance Corporation (1.25%), and Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (1.17%).

On the other hand, Coal India (1.79%), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (1.36%), Dr Reddy'S Laboratories (1.07%), ITC (0.90%), Wipro (0.59%), and Larsen & Toubro (0.54%) were the major losers in the Sensex.

Market breadth was negative with 1,181 advances against 1,171 declines.

Ambuja Cements topped the value chart on the BSE with a turnover of Rs. 751.75 million. It was followed by H D F C Bank (Rs. 393.82 million), Tata Consultancy Services (Rs. 371.83 million) and Reliance Industries (Rs. 347.65 million).

The volume chart was led by Reliance Communications with trades of over 10.67 million shares. It was followed by Alok Industries (4.65 million), Ambuja Cements (3.81 million) and Himachal Futuristic Communications (3.36 million).